ASPARTAME: Why it’s not so sweet
Forget Viagra the great new wonder drug to reach the UK is the new slimming sensation Orlistat. It's already been championed as a wonder drug that will allow people to eat as much as they like, an ...
One of the major risk factors for osteoporosis is being too thin. Once the ovaries stop producing oestrogen, a woman's body keeps on making small amounts of it from subcutaneous fat, especially ab ...
Osteoporosis, which means ‘porous bones’, describes any condition that reduces bone mass. Symptoms include leg and foot cramps; height loss; lower-back pain; hip, wrist and spine fractures;
We are now being bombarded almost daily with glycaemic food lists, thanks to the work of Dr Michel Montignac and Dr Robert Atkins. But can you tell me the quantity of food the figures given represent?
I am so bad with food I can go for a long time eating really well, and then I just can't help myself and go on a binge. ...
The best way to deal with erectile dysfunction is not Viagra, but a diet. In a study of 110 obese men with potency problems, about a third enjoyed improved sexual function after losing weight and increasing exercise
Recently, WDDTY interviewed Udo Erasmus, author of Fats that Kill, Fats that Heal (Vancouver, Canada: Alive, 1993) about the most effective ways to lose weight, based on the clinical evidence he h ...
Your article ‘Essential fats’ (WDDTY vol 14 no 2) was rather confusing; the most important fact is the way coconut oil is produced. Many varieties are RBD (refined, bleached and deodorised)
Which is better for your heart: exercising or losing weight? In a randomised, controlled trial, weight loss and aerobic exercise as a means of preventing coronary artery disease